Take a closer look at Teddy Roosevelt's 1905 inauguration with Chief Justice Melville Fuller. Click on the photo to see some amazing details. It's pretty cool.
This amazing image shows the Confederate Ironclad Stonewall anchored in Washington in 1865, with the Capitol Dome visible between the masts. Learn more about the ship and its history with this blog post!
Get an insider’s look from 19th century banking tycoon William Corcoran about what Georgetown’s prospects would have been had the city of Washington not been placed right next to it. Read on to find out more.
Did you know there was once a pet cemetery at 14th and V Street NW? Check out this old ad from the Evening Star on July 16th, 1907 and see if you can uncover what happened to the pet cemetery and the ghosts that may still wander there at night.
Check out this incredible find - the actual broadside advertising the play that President Lincoln and his wife chose to attend on the fateful night of April 14th, 1865. Click the image for great details.
Take a look at this 1867 map of the land on which St. Elizabeths Hospital was built, and explore its history. Click the map for greater detail and see the approximate area today on the Google Map.
Discover the Washington Navy Yard through an old plan from June 1st, 1881. See the position and dimensions of all the buildings in this plan from the Library of Congress.
Take a look back in time to what Washington could have been like if the 1892 World's Fair had been held here. See the proposed layout, and check out the bridge where Memorial Bridge stands today.
Take a look at this stunning view of the Capitol from the top of the Washington Monument. See the amazing photo and learn more about the history of the monument here!
